I’ve been at the kids’ school plans for next week for what seems like hours. Maybe it has been.
Lee is doing well with her studies. We’ve cut back on the written narrations. She will have one that will be once a week from her Western Civilization* book. We are moving into chapter 13 starting next week. It’s a little behind in sequence for what she has already been studying but I don’t see any harm in that. There were some things in the AO schedule that we’ve passed up or simply missed that I’m trying to decide if/what should be put in.
I decided to make sure she reads about Martin Luther’s defense at the Diet of Worms and the Life of Francis Bacon. Both of these she’s already studied to some extent in other readings. One other reading that I think she will enjoy and benefit from is Spenser's Fairie Queene Book I. AO has also recommended Maynard’s annotated edition that is readable at Google Books. That will help quite a bit!
One last thing for Lee that I have added {back} in is Current Events. After reading what Amy had to say about it, I’ve decided we can do it {again}. We’ve done it before but… well, it didn’t go so well because I gave no direction. Working on that.
With Fox, well, I just feel that he doesn’t have enough to do! I understand short lessons and not trying to ‘bore’ our kids but when it takes 1-2 hours to get all of his work done, I really think something isn’t quite right! We still don’t do all that is on the AO schedule either so… that could be why.
With him I have decided to add in Jensen’s Grammar. I was going to wait a year but he’s had grammar instruction already so it isn’t something that is unfamiliar. And next year with Y7, I think that having it out of the way will be a help to both of us.
Finally! I received an order from Amazon that I’d put in almost one month ago. In the order are Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity* and Archimedes and the Door of Science*. I’ve also added in School of the Woods.
We had taken out Saints & Heroes* from the schedule but I’ve decided to put it back in. Although it is a different slant than we are religion wise, it is history and it does help with teaching about God, in my opinion. Another book that I may have him read through (because I am not sure when he will be mature enough for Mere Christianity) is Fox’s Book of Martyrs*. I know it is more graphic, however. Will just have to wait and see.
And with that, I think I am satisfied with the coming week(s).
Now it’s time for bed.
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Lee is doing well with her studies. We’ve cut back on the written narrations. She will have one that will be once a week from her Western Civilization* book. We are moving into chapter 13 starting next week. It’s a little behind in sequence for what she has already been studying but I don’t see any harm in that. There were some things in the AO schedule that we’ve passed up or simply missed that I’m trying to decide if/what should be put in.
I decided to make sure she reads about Martin Luther’s defense at the Diet of Worms and the Life of Francis Bacon. Both of these she’s already studied to some extent in other readings. One other reading that I think she will enjoy and benefit from is Spenser's Fairie Queene Book I. AO has also recommended Maynard’s annotated edition that is readable at Google Books. That will help quite a bit!
One last thing for Lee that I have added {back} in is Current Events. After reading what Amy had to say about it, I’ve decided we can do it {again}. We’ve done it before but… well, it didn’t go so well because I gave no direction. Working on that.
With Fox, well, I just feel that he doesn’t have enough to do! I understand short lessons and not trying to ‘bore’ our kids but when it takes 1-2 hours to get all of his work done, I really think something isn’t quite right! We still don’t do all that is on the AO schedule either so… that could be why.
With him I have decided to add in Jensen’s Grammar. I was going to wait a year but he’s had grammar instruction already so it isn’t something that is unfamiliar. And next year with Y7, I think that having it out of the way will be a help to both of us.
Finally! I received an order from Amazon that I’d put in almost one month ago. In the order are Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity* and Archimedes and the Door of Science*. I’ve also added in School of the Woods.
We had taken out Saints & Heroes* from the schedule but I’ve decided to put it back in. Although it is a different slant than we are religion wise, it is history and it does help with teaching about God, in my opinion. Another book that I may have him read through (because I am not sure when he will be mature enough for Mere Christianity) is Fox’s Book of Martyrs*. I know it is more graphic, however. Will just have to wait and see.
And with that, I think I am satisfied with the coming week(s).
Now it’s time for bed.*Affiliate links.
Sounds like some good plans to me! I'll be interested to see what Fox thinks about Jensen's Grammar. I enjoyed reading The Faerie Queene, but I didn't read it until grad school!
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